2 Neural pathways

The cuneate and gracile fasciculi contain nerve fibers pertaining to epicritic sensibility, which means that they carry information about location and quality of touch as well as information generated by receptors in muscles, tendons and joints.

3 Pathway

3.1 Beginning

The gracile fasciculus carries nerve fibers of the sacral and lumbar segments and runs medially. Fibers of the cuneate fasciculus from thoracic and cervical segments laterally lie against the gracile fasciculus. Fibers form a somatotopic arrangement. The first neurons of both fiber bundles lie in the dorsal root ganglion.